Railway bumping post



Patented May 1-7, 1927.-

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1111111113 A. Jeaaeflreaesff Pesa @mais f RArLwAYBUMrING 4Posri Applicaties ined october-7,:192ev seiialivafilona similarftrack rails shapedto adapt .themtoj their purpose. .By meansoi my invention no assembling` i rthe webs of Athe `rails that arev included-in the `torinationot the post nor need the` flanges ofthe rails Vbe modiiedin construc- 1 tion, these being Yfeatures of advantage Ain the construction and maintenance ofsuch'apost,V thev cost of construction being reduced andthe strength t-hereofbzeing increased.

In ythe lpreferred embodiment of'my in-v yention, the lowerfh'ends',ofjthesloping bump-v lng block supportingv rails are assembled, at

Vtheir lowerends, ywith the baser Vrails. by

clamps, there beingftwo adjustable clamping jaws between the lower end of eachsloping *Mirail and the adjacent base-rail.; rThere are other jaws coniplemental to the aiioi'esaicl Vjaws,` these additional jaws being held i in suitably Yfixed position preferably by4 being formed in one integral casting with a vyoke neet each two yokes thatv are'abreasttopref vent the base rails ofthe post andthe lower ends ot the bumping block supporting railsthat'joinsthem and which embraces the corresponding rails.l This'yolre 'desirably underlies the' rails# There is s uchiafstructure at the lower end of `eac-h sloping bumping block carrying'rail and as there are Vdesirably four suchinclined rails, there are tour clamping 'mechanismsj two iny association with each .base rail and "respeCtiVelyQabreaSt" of the other vtwoV fTra'nsverse' tie rods con'- 'from spreading apart.

I will explain my invention vmore fully' by `reference to the `accompanying drawing in which Fig. l is a side elevation ofthe'preeried embodiment thereof: 2 is a :plan view; Fig. 3 1s a plan'view7 on a larger scale,

showing one ot" the clampsand portions'ol' lthe rails clamped together thereby, .one of these rails being shown partially 1n sec` construction; the

bolts needbe passed through post. s

rails having the usual rail heads',

bolts 9 vwherebythese tothe extent limited by the tion; `,and t is a'sectional view kon line L -.Alot F1g.v3..

lThe bumpingblockv isfoany :suit-able bumping block.' illustrated ,SIGNQROF @naamw TQ l havinga` rearwardly extending-continuation lav which is clamped between the'. upper ends of rear rails 2 land 3 thatrslope and converge forwardly* and upwardlyll These -rails .2 ,and areclamped between 'the upper ends of ,the Vfront rearwardly and upwardly slop-` ingandlconverging rails 4 and 5 bymeans ot' Athe clampii'igfbolts 6,y It is obvious that other vconstruction -mayzbe employed for e'f-e.

ieetingV the` assembly oi the bumping block with'the railsQ, 3, 4 and'. y The lower ends 2', 3Q 4:",c'5ifof the rails Q,-3,- 4 and`5 are posed between the base railsv 7' and 8 ot the Just sufficientspace preferably 'intervenes between the adjacentv railends 2f, 35 41 andi .51 ,and .the adjacent base rails for y'the receptionlof clamping'- bolts E) lbetween themii All of thefrailsthat enter into the .v

post' structure ,are desirably railroad track jwebs and i defiectedtogextend horizontallyand in close parallel directions, theserail ends being in y e theV saine horizontal plane and: being dis-Q` flanges asshown most clearlyin \Fig. 4,the

base rails beingy desirably continuations off j I the track upon rwhich railway vehicles run.

EachQc'lamp-is desirably inclusive of -two adjustable `clamping jaws or "blocks 10,` which are received between the `flange of the adj acentv base-rail and theitlange of .thefhori- Zontal lower end of the adjacent inclined rail. The inner faces of each pair o f'ad-z justable clampingV blocks l() desirabl'y/slope downwardly and .inwardly so asto converge.y The wedging-block 11.0eaoh clamp isinterposed between thetwoadjac'ent adjustable iangeand web 'clamping'blocks -10 and is drawnfdownwardly upon byone or more clampingblocksl .are spread apart l n two Vrail websbetweenwhichfthey are dis-y posed. VVthese rail webs,V in turn, being held from spreading apart by Va pair of stationary clamping jaws 12 ,ancl '13, which are desirably integral-partsofra vcasting'-wh-ich 1n.-

cludes alrigidyoke lfl'that embraces and dey sirably .underlies the `railslocated rbetWll the latter jaws each `clamp desirably f passv downwardlyl v through vtheryole of suchcla'mp andbetween f Thefbolts 9.. pertaining to :die

wedging blocks beingdesirably below thek heads oftheadjacentrails; The bolts9 areV Us E the Vadjacent rail iianges.V The heads of these bolts areV desirably received! in the wedgingblocks llfthese bolt'v heads and said threaded at tlieinlower ends to receivethe clampingA nutsV 15, which yare downwardly sufliciently to very rigidly assemble the adjacentbasefand inclined rails vof the'posttogether by clamping the blocks 'l0 against the langesand websoi' the rails.

The endso'f tlie clamping blocks l0 are'idef sirably"inwardly'1 extended as indicatedy at 10 in 'Fi-g3, soas to afford shoulderswhich f will preventcreepagejof the blocks.

j serves to rprevent the vokes The rods 1,6, extend crosswise of the track Y and throughftheport-ions of the opposite s yokes 14'e'achrtie rod 16 Vserving'torrigidly fg assembleeachipair of clamping devices that are located abreast to prevent the railsfrom rspreadin'ggV *The yokes lt are desirably provided with"V strengthening flanges 14 which from Vbuckling "and otherwise impart rigidity'thereto.

g claim:

^ Changeslm ay be made without departing from' the invention.

yHaving thus describedk Ymy= invention,y I

"1. A? railwayjbumping `post including horizontal* base rails'each having ahead,

*web and flange; four rails between k:thebase rails and also Ahaving heads, webs and iiangesptwo ot theserails slopingfarnd con-v verging 'upwardly-in a vit':orwarddirection and fthe" remaining two of these rails sloping and converging upwardly in a rearward direction; ra'bumping blockca'rriedfby the upper ends ofV the :toursloping rails, thelower ends V oithese sloping railsjbeing horizontally continuedalOng the aforesaid base rails, one of these baserails having :the lower end of one -oifftlie forwardly sloping rails and the lowerY A end ofon'e ofthe rearwardly sloping railsv inp'roxiu'iity thereto7 the low'er ends off the for vassembling it with the adjacent remaining sloping rails being inproximity to the *other Vbase-mil; and four clamping structures, theV lower end ofjeach sloping rail being suppliedlwi'th a clamping structurev base rail, eachf clamping structure comprisingy a` pair of jaws engagingl the outer sides of the webs iofthe rails to which it pertains;l a Vyokeconnectingfthe'se jaws andembracingthese rails,

` two' clamping blocksdisposed between these fccAV rails and" respectively `engaging'the' linner sides of their webs and having their opposed faces converging',- a" wedging block interHV posedbetween said clamping blocksyand a "clamping Ybolt structurenasseinbling said wedging vblock andy yoke and forcing the wedging `block into wedging engagement vwith-:theaforesaid clamping blocks.

` screwed upon the bolts and against the bottoms of the "yokes 14 to draw the heads of vsaid bolts ldownwardly to press the" wedging block ll rails, two clamping lblocks disposed'between 2. A railway bumping post including j horizontal base rails; four rails between the A base rails, two of these rails sloping and converging upwardly in a forward direction andthe remaining two oi these'rails slop-y ing andV converging Yupwardly in a rearwarddirection; al bumping block carried bythe 'uppeliends of the four sloping rails, the

lowerends ofthese sloping rails being horizontally continued along the aforesaid base 7 railsioneo'f these base rails Vhaving the lower n end yof one of thelforwardly sloping rails and the lower end of one of the rearwardly sloping rails in proximity thereto, the lower ends of the remaining sloping rails being in prox- 80 imity to the other base rail; and four clamping structuresythe lower Aend of each slop-Y ing rail beingfsupplied with'l a vcla inping` structure forl assembling it with the adjacent base rail, eaclrcla-mpin'g structurecompris-I ing a pair of jaws engaging the outersides of the rails to whichit pertains, a yoke connecting these jaws and embracing these these rails and having their opposedffaces converging, a wedging block interposed betweensaid clamping blocks, and a yclamp-` ing bolt structure assembling said wedging v f block and yoke vand forcing the"v wedging block vinto wed-gingengagementvwitli the aforesaid clamping blocks. VK j 8.A railwayr bumping "post including 2 d horizontal baserails each having a head;V

Weband flange;v four rails between the base rails and' also having heads, websy andy flanges, two of these railsijf'uslo'ping Vafnd'con-v ture-for assembling it with the adjacent 115 base'rail, each clamping structure Acomprisr`in'gva pairof jaws engaging' the outer sides of the webs yotthe rails to which it pertains7 a yoke connecting these jaws and'embrac- L ing these rails, twoclamping blocks dis- 1201.V

posed "between these railsjand respectively engaging the inner sides of theirwebs andhaving their opposed faces converging, a Y wedgingy block interposedA between said? clamping Vblocks,V and al clamping bolt 125 structure' assembling said'V wedgi'ng block and yoke and forcing ,the iwedging block into .wedging engagementy with the aforesaidclamping blocks.' Y

4.' Av railway vbumping posti .including I3()VV y liorizontalbaserails foin'v rails betweeny tlie 'base rails, twolofitllieserails sloping and ,converging upwardly in a forward direc-v tion and the remainiiig-two @f tliese railsA sloping and converging iipizaifdly in a rearward direction; 'afbiimping :block carriedl 'by tlie upper ends of tlieffonrsloping rails,`

.one ofthe base rails( liavingtlie lower' end structure for yassembling it .witli the 'adjap Ycent base rail,'eacli clamping structiire com-L of-oiie of. tl'ie forwardly sloping rails andl ythe lower end .of one of thelreai'wardly slop- -ing rails in proximity thereto, tlie Alower endsl of the remaining sloping rails being' in proximity to the other base rail four clam-ping structures, tlie lower end of eaclizslopfV ing .rail being supplied with a. clamping prising a pair ofV jaws engaging the outer `sides 'of' the rails torwliicli it pertains', a'yfoke. connecting ltliese ygaws and embracing these rails, two. clamping blocks disposed between ftliesefrails and having their opposed faces ysloping rails andthe other tie rod `assem-V bling the yokes which pertain to the` clamps Y thatfrelate to the rearwardly Vslopingrails.

5. A' railway bumping post including horizontal base rails; four rails '.between'tlie Cin ,gum

base rails, two 'of tliese rails sloping and converging 'upwardly in a Vforward direction land the. remaining Atwo of these rails sloping and converging upwardlyv in a rearward direction; a bumpingl block` carried'vby the upper ends of the four slopin-grails, oneof the base rails having the 'lower en'd of' onek of Itlie forwardly sloping rails and tlie lower end of one of the rearwardlyl sloping rails in proximityftbereto, the' lower ends of' the remaining sloping rails'being in proximity to tlie otlierbase rail gy and four clampingstrnctui'es, tlie lower end of each sloping rail be'-l .ing supplied 'with a clampingstrri-i'cture,for assembling'it with tl'iLe adjacent base rail,

each clamping strii'cture coinprising'fapair of jaws engaging the oiiter sides .offtlie rails to wliicli'it'pertains, a' yoke connectingtli'ese jaws and embraeingtliese rails' two' clamp-- ing'blocks disposedbetween tlie'se rails and having ,tl'ieirl opposed i faces converging, a' wedgingblock interposed between said clamping blocks7 and aclaniping bolt strncyti'i're1 assembling 'sai'd wedgin'g block and yoke and r,forcing the `\'vedgilng Yblock` into wedgi ngengagement with' "1t-lie aforesaid clai'npin'g,blocksfjl 6.A-ra`ilway bumpingv 'post including horizontal basarails each having "a lie'z'd,v

ibase nrails, two oftliese rails slopi'ngand v y "en webland "flange foiiry rails"E between the basey rails and each ,also liavingra "liead, web and 'il Harige, two vof vthese rails slopingand con` I\'erg-ing iipwardly in: a-'forward direction a' and ytlie remainingtwoof tliese frailsslop-` ing and converging upwardly-in? r rearward direction; a' bumping block? carried vby Itlie, Y upper ends-,y` of 'the fon-r` sloping. railsptlie4 l lower ends of theseI sloping rails being l'ioi'i- Zontallycontinuedv along# the afore'saidl base r rails, one of'tliese baseraifl-s having tlie lower endl of one of the" forwardlyI sloping rails' and' tli e lower end :of one of Ithe Vrearwardly sloping rails in proximity tlieretodtlne'lowver ends oftlie remaining slop-ingrails beinginf proximity,toitlieotlrer baserail; and clamping structures, t-lie lower end; of eacli. sloping rail -beingv supplied iwitli .a clamping' structure that"y serves to assemble it' with the .adjacentbase rail, eacli. clampingLstrnctiire vinc-lndingviail clai'npi'ng jaws; if

7. A railway bumping post,including-` horizontal base rails; four rails betweenitlaile converging `u'p'wardly' vin, aforwartl direction and 'tlie remainingtwo Aof' tlieserails. slop"-V ingv and converging iipx'vaifdlyA in a` rearward direction; 1 a 'bunipi Y vripper ends.; of tlieftonr: sloping railstli`e zontally continned along- -tlie "aforesaidv ybase aiails, one of these bas'ejrails liaving tlievlowe-r end of 'one of'y the `forwardlyy sloping 'rails and tliejlo'we'r end ofy one of'tl'ie rearwardly sloping rai-ls iii proximitytlieretq-tlielower cent base "rail,` each` clainpingiV a structuieiiw. .Y cluding rail clamping jaws. i, f Y v v8. ik railway bumping 'post'y including horizontal-:base rai-ls, le'acli having' a' hea-d, web. andflangeg'four rails betwe'e'ntlie base rails land eacli 'also liavin'g a head, web'. `and flange', l'two' of `these rails slopingiuand conn 'verging upwardly' in a forward Vdirection and tlie remaining two of tlieser rails sloping` 'andr converging-'iipwardlyf in a rea lward .dij rection;A a` binnpingblock cairiedf by tlne iippei-"ends of tliezfonr slopingrails.; one :of tliefbase rails havingtlie lower eiids' of 'one of tliefoi-ivardly sloping rails and 'tlieflower end of Ione of' tlie rearwardly sloping Arails in proximity 'there-tvo, tlie lmverlends'ot' the remaining sl'oD 0" rails'jbeing' in Ypro.viiiiiitv to-tlie o'tlier bas rail; 'four 'clamping Istr-nc"- v` tiirres', tlie lo-wer end""o`f. eac'li sloping rail'fbeinI`IA supplied' witli aAv clamping structnre'se'iv-ry to assemble it witli tlieadj acei'itbase rail` each" 'clamping structure yinelndingggk iail 9. 'A'frailway bumping' ,post` including lio'rizoiita'li b'aserails; foiir rai-ls' betwe'e'n the gf block-y carried by `the 'A jlower eiidsvofv these. 'sloping rails beingliori.-

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base rails; twoofltheserails slopingand con-y .I

j lverging upwardlyfina Yforward direction Y andthe remaining` two'ot-hese rails sloping Yiis f tures which 4ing rails` c f 110'.-y A. railway lbumping post including land converging upwardly in a rearward dpi- `f rectiongfa bumping block carrie-d by theupper ends ofthe fourl sloping rails, vone of the vbaselrails'havingr the lower end of :one of the forwardly Vsloping lrails andthe lower end of one of thezrearwardly sloping `rails in proximity thereto,' the lowery ends of the remaining, sloping rails: being ,in proximity Y* tothe other base rail; four clamping struc ltures,.ftlie.lowei'end of-eachsloping' railbe# ingsupplied with a clamping'structure serv,- lingto assemble it with theadjacentbase rail,

each* clamping structure including 'rail clampingvjaws; and tievrods disposed trans- Y. verselyyoff the base rails,one ftie" rod f as-V i seinbling the clamping structures which per* taingtofthe forwardly slopingiiailsfand the Vother tiered assembling the clamping strucpertain to the rearwardly slop horizontal base rails; four rails between the base rails, two :of these rails sloping and converging upwardly in a forward' direction c and theV remaining two, of'these rails sloping ,Y fand convergingupwardly"inla rearward diiection; a -bumpingfblock carried' by the upper-ends of therfourislopingrails; one of the vbase rails having the lower-end 'of one,

of the forwardly :sloping rails-and the lower Vend of one ofthe rearwardly sloping rails in proximity thereto,l the lower ends of the remaining sloping railsilbeing in proximityfto the other base rail ;an`d four clamping structures, the lower end of eachsloping railbeing supplied with'a clampingstructure serving,y to assemble it Vwith fthe 'adjacent base rail;v each clamping structure including rail clamping jaws.. Y

11. Av railway bumping post including` 'i' horizontal base Vrails each having a head,

web and flange; additional andnpwardly extending rails each also having a head, web

--a-ndiiange; a bumping block carried by the upper.v endsv of said -additional rails, the

lower endsfof these additional Vrails being horizontally continued along the aforesaid Vbase rails; and rail embracingclamping structures, the lower end of each of said additional rails being supplied with a'clanip# ing` structure thatserves to assemble itwitli the adjacent base rail, each clamping' structure including rail clamping jawsx f a 12. `A railway bumping post lincluding horizontalA base `rails;- v additional and up- `V Vwardly lextending rails; a bumping block carried bythe upper endsv of said additional rails, the lower, ends vof these addi# tional rails being' horizontally continued along the aforesaidbase rails; and rail embra'cingclamping structures, the lower `end Y ofV each; i of' said additional rails beingV supnoaa-12a vplied with afclamping structure 'thatserves to Vassemble it with the adjacent base rail,

keach clamping structure including rail* clamping jaws.- v. y

13. A railway. bumping post including' horizontal base rails, each having a fhead;. web and ilangeg; additional and-upwardly extendingi'ailsand each also havin'ga head,

web and flange; a bumping block carriedV by the upper ends of s'aidadditional rails, the

baseiails having'` the lower ends of saidV additional rails vin proximity thereto; and rail ble lit .with they vadjacent base rail, yeach 14C. A.' railway bumping post .including horizontal. basemailsgadditional and" up#` wardlyextending' rails.; ajbumping block carried by the upper ends voffsaiidf additional v rails, the basei'ails having the lower. ends of :the aforesaid additional'iails in proxiin` ity thereto; and rail'embracing clamping' structures; the llower .endl of each sloping'v rail being supplied with'a clamping struc-` ture servingto-assemble it-with the adjacent rail"clamping jaws. j 15. A railway 'bumping horizontal base rails each-having arhead; web v'aiid7lange; additional and upwardly extending-rails each also having a head;web pandfange'; a bumping' block carried bythe embracing clamping' structures; 'the lowery y I -end Yof each additional rail being supplied "with a clamping` structure serving to assem- S0 clamping structure including rail clamping basei-aiheach clamping structure including Y -"..f. post including upperendsof said additional rails, the

lower ends` of. these additional railsbeing horizontally lcontinued along the aforesaid Vbase rails; vanfdcrail embracing` clamping structures, the lower Yend ofreachfof' said additional `.rails :being supplied Awith a clamping`-structur`e that serves to assemble fit with the adjacent base rail, each clamping` -structiirezincluding rail-` flange clamping` jaws.. Y. c

16. A railwayl bumping i post including horizontal base rails, each having a head.` web and flange: additional and upwardly extending `rails and eaclifalso having'A a head;v web andflange; a bumping block Vcarried by the upper ends of said additional rails,vthe base rails having the lower ends of said additional rails inproximity thereT to; andrail embracing` clamping structures,V .thelowerend of each additional rail being upper ends ofsaid additional rails, V the Vvfio lower lends of these additionalv rails being horizontally continued along` the aforesaid hase rails; Y and -rail embracing clamping structures, thelower end of each of'saicl additional rails' beingv supplied `with avv clamping structure that serves to assemble it with lthe adjacent base rail, each clainping structure comprising a paiiuof -jawsen- Vgaging theoutei' sides of the webs of the ,rails to vwhich it pertains, a yoke connecting these jaws vand embracing these rails,4 two clamping blocks disposed betweenthese rails 'and respectively engaging the inner sides of their webs and having their opposed Yfaces con\f'eiging, a edging block interposed loe-` tweeii said clamping blocks, and a clamping liolt'. structure assembling said wedging block and yoke and forcing: the wedging block into vwedging engagement with the aforesaid. clamping blocks.

f 18;A A railway bumping `.post incliiding horizontal basei-a'ils each having -a head,

lwel) and flange; additional and upwardly extending railseach also having' a-head,vweb and flange; a' bumping block carriedlojy'-V the upper ends ofsaid additional rails; and rail embracing clamping structures, the lower.` Y f end of each of said additional rails loeing4 f suppliedv Vwith a clamping structure that serves -to ,assemble it with theladjacentbase rail, each clamping structure comprising a,

pair of jawsengaging the outer sides Aoi the webs of the rails to Awhich it pertains, a yole .connecting these Jaws andv einbraci'ngthese* rails, two clanipin'g` blocks disposed between these rails and respecti-Vebr engaging the inneisides of their webs and. having their opposed acesjconvergingy' a -wedgingy block v f interposed between said clamping blocks,

said wedging hlockand- `yoke and forcingvv In L witness whereof, `I hereiinto` subscribe 'my name.

. .AUGUST sonniirz. 

